---
title: 'The Comedians (1967)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Glenville'
released: '1967-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 140
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-comedians-1967'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061502/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Comedians (1967)

1967 · 140 min · Drama · France, United States


## Synopsis

The Comedians is a 1967 American political drama film based on a book by Graham Greene. It was directed and produced by British filmmaker Peter Glenville. Graham Greene wrote the screenplay. The stars were Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Ustinov, and Alec Guinness. Paul Ford and Lillian Gish had supporting roles as a presidential candidate and wife, as did James Earl Jones as an island doctor.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Glenville](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-glenville)
- **Producer:** [Peter Glenville](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-glenville)
- **Screenplay:** [Graham Greene](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-greene)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Laurence Rosenthal](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-rosenthal)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Decaë](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-decae)
- **Editor:** [Françoise Javet](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-javet)

## Cast

- [Gloria Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-foster)
- [James Earl Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-earl-jones)
- [Cicely Tyson](https://cinepixo.com/people/cicely-tyson)
- [Elizabeth Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-taylor)
- [Raymond St. Jacques](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-st-jacques)
- [Georg Stanford Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-stanford-brown)
- [Peter Ustinov](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-ustinov)
- [Lillian Gish](https://cinepixo.com/people/lillian-gish)
- [Richard Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-burton)
- [Roscoe Lee Browne](https://cinepixo.com/people/roscoe-lee-browne)
- [Douta Seck](https://cinepixo.com/people/douta-seck)
- [Paul Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-ford)
- [Alec Guinness](https://cinepixo.com/people/alec-guinness)
- [Zakes Mokae](https://cinepixo.com/people/zakes-mokae)

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